Governor Bullock Announces Montana Leads the Nation in Job Growth"Montana is experiencing strong business and job growth - the fastest in the country last month," said Governor Bullock. "Thanks to a stable business climate that allows both our small and large businesses on Main Streets all across the state to grow and expand, more Montanans have a good-paying job to support their families."

Are other cities luring Great Falls residents away? Development authority says so"I would say the number one reason is that we have not been hungry enough to sell Great Falls to people," he told the Tribune on Friday. "In every which way possible. Other communities are taking their community and pitching it, aggressively going after new residents. We need to do the same in Great Falls." Brett Doney, president and CEO of the Great Falls Development Authority

Six takeaways from Prospera's annual economic reportThe area -- and state -- continue to grow Cost of living on the rise Wages and income are still lagging, particularly in Park County Retail and service power the local economy Organic agriculture gains popularity while farming struggles

Kickstarter: "Big Dreams under the Big Sky" Documentary on educational goals in MontanaWith your support, we can gather over a week's worth of filming and, subsequently, the required editing, as well as supporting the crew and volunteers with food and travel. By the end of this project, we hope to have a 45-50 minute documentary that can be shown in high school classrooms, film festivals and across the state to increase awareness about these students' stories.